Federalist Papers
What did James Madison say about factions in Federalist 10?
Factions need to be eliminated or controlled.
What are the voting protections in the U.S Constitution?
15th Amendment
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
26th Amendment
What does the Declaration of Independence provide for?
Popular sovereignty
What was the point of the letter from Birmingham Jail?
Civil disobedience
What does Brutus 1 say about the Bill of Rights?
It was a crucial part in the protection of people’s liberties.
What is the most important power in Federalist 78?
Judicial Review: Federal court decides whether a law is constitutional or not.
What happened during the ratification of the U.S Constitution?
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists fight over the power federal governments have over the state governments.
What is one principle that connects the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation?
Limited government
How is the constitution divided?
The Preamble, the Articles, and Amendments.
What are the civil liberties listed in the Bill of Rights?
Amendments 1-10
How is “energy in the executive” important in Federalist 70?
It protects the liberties of the people and it argues against the Executive Branch’s viewpoint on unity.
What did the Federalists argue that makes the Constitution and Bill of Rights similar?
State constituents already had protections and it has limited and reserved
What does July 4th represent?
The day the Declaration of Independence was approved due to it being delayed for 2 days.
What did Baron de Montesquieu write about republicanism?
We elect leaders to represent us in power.
How is selective incorporation important in the Bill of Rights?
The people have and choose their own bill of rights
What did Hamilton advocate for in Federalist 70?
A single executive
What are the basic principles of the U.S Constitution?
Limited Government: The govt isn’t all powerful
Popular Sovereignty: People have a say in power
Separation of Powers: No branch gets too powerful
Checks and Balances: Each branch is subjected to the others.
Federalism: Govt powers are separated between national and state governments.
What are the 2 things John Locke believed in that influenced the creation of the Declaration of Independence?
All people are born with the rights of life, liberty, and property.
If the government takes away those rights the people must fight back for them.
How does Shays’ Rebellion connect to the Articles of Confederation?
Due to another weakness that had been created to decrease the power of taxation of the states.
What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau write about the social contract?
"Man is born free"
How is Separation of Powers the most important principle in the U.S Constitution?
Provided in Federalist 51, the constitution will not become too powerful due each branch of government having equal responsibility for that power.
What are the compromises of the U.S Constitution?
Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise: Congress would have a bicameral legislature.
Three-Fifths Compromise: Each state gets ⅗ of the slave population.
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise: Tax exports were prohibited from the states and the slave trade would be abolished in 1808.
Electoral College: The president would be elected via the vote of Congress and by majority vote of the citizens.
How is the Declaration of Independence divided?
Theory of govt on the social contract, the list of grievances, and a statement about the colonial unity and separation of Britain.
What are the five things that have weakened their power due to the Articles of Confederation?
Centralized military power to stop hostile forces
Executive Branch to enforce laws
National court system
Regulate interstate trade
Exclusive power to coin money
What is Laissé-Faire?
The government shouldn’t interfere with an individual's business to give them equal and fair opportunity to prosper.